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Raimo Helminen

1964 - Today

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Raimo Ilmari Helminen (born 11 March 1964 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans. He is the world record holder for most international games played by a hockey player, as well as for tied for being the hockey player in the most Olympic Games, and his 26 seasons as a professional is one of the longest careers in professional hockey history. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Raimo Helminen is the 117th most popular hockey player (down from 101st in 2024), the 469th most popular biography from Finland (down from 465th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Raimo Helminen ranks 117 out of 676. Before him are Alexander Almetov, Taffy Abel, Tommy Salo, Tim Thomas, Viktor Shuvalov, and Joe Sakic. After him are Evgeni Malkin, Martin Brodeur, Eddie Shore, Miroslav Šatan, Gennadiy Tsygankov, and Yevgeni Zimin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Raimo Helminen ranks 583. Before him are Kim Kwang-sun, Piotr Nowak, Valery Salov, Carolina Morace, Raúl Alcalá, and Towhidi Tabari. After him are Jimmy Chamberlin, Gloria Siebert, Derek Hay, Brad Anderson, Mouncif El Haddaoui, and Jordan Mechner.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Raimo Helminen ranks 469 out of 751. Before him are Krista Kosonen (1983), Carita Holmström (1954), Marco Casagrande (1971), Hannu Siitonen (1949), Johan Olin (1883), and Nina Åström (1962). After him are Roope Latvala (1970), Risto Laakkonen (1967), Jarkko Nieminen (1981), Jani Soininen (1972), Amen (1972), and Riikka Purra (1977).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Raimo Helminen ranks 5. Before him are Jari Kurri (1960), Teemu Selänne (1970), Saku Koivu (1974), and Esa Tikkanen (1965). After him are Petteri Nummelin (1972), Olli Jokinen (1978), Tomas Sandström (1964), Jere Lehtinen (1973), Ville Peltonen (1973), Teppo Numminen (1968), and Sami Kapanen (1973).

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